This is a guest post from one of my bestest online peeps, Nicole Dean. Kelly McCausey, your fearless editor, asked me to write about transitions in business. You see, I’ve had a few major changes over the years that she and I have known each other. My husband was laid off from work a few [...]

Sitepoint writers Brandon Eley and Shayne Tilley have written an excellent guide to internet marketing.  Online Marketing Inside Out is a comprehensive guide to the basics of marketing tactics using email, Search Engine Optimization, social media, affiliate marketing, and more. For beginning online marketers it’s an introduction to the necessary tactics to get the online [...]

Sparkplugging has five fresh off the presses copies of QuickBooks Pro 2009 to give away to five readers this weekend thanks to the masterful networking activities of our organizing guru, Brandie Kajino and her friends at Intuit.   We’ve spread the fun around to five of our network blogs: The Home Office Organizer SOHO Tools & [...]

This week’s Spark an Idea Thursday we’re tackling a great topic in perfect timing.   A lot of people are quick to tell you that the summer will being a slow down, so may as well accept it. I personally refuse to accept anything so defeatist I’m glad to see that our awesome Sparkplugging Authors have [...]

Last night I bought my son a desk as a graduation present.  Having had his eye on this desk for a couple of months, he was geeked about bringing it home at last. He couldn’t wait to tear it open and put it together. The long time ‘Lego Maniac’ had no trouble reading instructions and [...]

The interwebs are alive with discussion about changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission that will affect product reviews and testimonials found in social media. There is some real fear bubbling up here and there among bloggers and everyday social media users.  The idea that something they write their opinion about could get them in [...]

This is a review of a low cost special report for freelancers written by our intern, Cory Huff.  Sparkplugging has not been paid to write this review but can earn commissions on sales made through our referral link. Lexi Rodrigo’s Website Secrets is a great little guide for freelancers.  I spend most of my day [...]